<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>High-performance liquid chromatography</strong>&nbsp;(<strong>HPLC</strong>), also referred to as <strong>high-pressure liquid chromatography</strong>, is a technique&nbsp;used to separate, identify, and quantify specific components in mixtures. The mixtures can originate from <a title="Food" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food">food</a>, <a title="Chemical substance" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_substance">chemicals</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Pharmaceuticals" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceuticals">pharmaceuticals</a>, <a title="Biology" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology">biological</a>, <a title="Natural environment" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_environment">environmental</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a title="Agriculture" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture">agriculture</a>, etc., which have been dissolved into liquid solutions.</p>